Outside TBD, Hope blurts out something that makes Aiden think she's still looking for dirt on Clyde. Rafe walks up and Aiden assumes he's in on this too. He takes a call and has to leave to meet Daniel who is interested in a case against Xander Cook. Aiden kisses Hope and gives Rafe a look before leaving. Hope tells Rafe how she accidentally let Aiden know she's still investigating Clyde. Hope thinks it's a matter of time before Clyde puts a hit on Victor. Hope figures Victor backed off when Sonny was stabbed. Rafe says that may be true but they agreed to back off.

Back at TBD, Doug calls so Rafe heads in for coffee. He greets Clyde and asks how he and Kate are. Clyde tells Rafe that the Fourth of July has nothing on her. Clyde goes and Rafe tells Hope they need to keep the man off their radar. Rafe leaves and Marlena meets Hope for coffee. They discuss Xander being released from police custody and Stefano's return to Salem.

Rafe spies on Hope at the pub. He thought she was going to forget about Clyde Weston. Hope's trying. Rafe thinks if Victor thought it was best to lay off Weston, then so should she. Hope wonders what Victor's planning. Rafe has no idea. He just runs the man's club. He tells Hope to let it go to protect herself. He already has some people looking in on Gabi. Hope takes a call about Stefano being seen in Salem and runs off.

Rafe and Justin have a meeting at TBD. Justin says Victor's disappointed in him for pushing forth with investigating Clyde and bringing Hope in on it. Rafe says he tried to get Hope to back off but she wouldn't. Justin says Victor knows what he's doing and is all about minimizing collateral damage. Rafe agrees to drop it. For now.

Hope meets Rafe at the pub. They know Clyde was behind Sonny's attack but worry if they do something about it someone could get hurt. She informs Rafe she asked Aiden not to dump him as a client. She figures Weston needs to feel safe or he'll trace this back to them. If he makes a mistake, they've one shot to take him down.

At TBD, Arianna's party is in full swing. Outside, Lucas runs to Adrienne's side. He wants to make their relationship public. Inside, Kate outs Adrienne and Lucas' relationship to the crowd. Adrienne and Lucas walk in and Will reveals what just went down. Kate insists she didn't know this was news and muses that affairs always come out. Abigail looks guilty. Later, Arianna blows out candles on her cake and Abigail texts Ben to meet her. Marlena comforts Adrienne while Kate tells Lucas she didn't intentionally try to humiliate Adrienne. Adrienne apologizes to Hope for not telling her the truth sooner but Hope hugs her and is understanding. Will gives a speech, thanking his family for all the love they give his daughter and says he's glad to have Sonny with them, considering they almost lost him. Sonny admits to Rafe and Hope he has healed pretty good since the attack. He goes off and Hope and Rafe discuss the possibility of Clyde's involvement with the attack. Nearby, Will tells Kate he sent her an advance copy of Clyde's article. She thanks him for not treating her like a pariah. "I get it. I tell the truth for a living," Will says. Rafe and Hope leave and Rafe asks her to back off since they've no proof Clyde's connected to Sonny's stabbing but Hope needs to protect her loved ones. Back inside, Kate tries to make amends with Lucas but he reminds her they're over. He goes to Adrienne and tells her to brace herself for the first PDA. They kiss and leave. Kate takes a call from Clyde and tells him to meet at the pub. She has a surprise for him.

At SPD, Hope and Aiden make plans for the evening. Aiden comments to Rafe that he gets to see more of Hope today than he does. He leaves and Roman pokes his head in. They lie that Rafe's there to help Hope with background investigations. Roman seems satisfied and goes and Hope tells Rafe to lie to Aiden if he asks. Hope asks if Rafe thinks Victor believes Clyde's dangerous. Rafe thinks so and once they get enough evidence they can turn it in to Roman. Hope wonders why Jeremiah was the only resident of Poplar Bluff to go on the record about who Clyde really is. Rafe muses that he's a plant. He'd really like to know what made Victor back down from fighting the trucking war with Clyde.

At SPD, Hope demands Rafe tell her what he's investigating. Rafe finally comes clean and tells her about Stefano ordering the story on Weston. He shows her what he stole from Will's computer. Hope sighs. He could have asked. Rafe says everyone was afraid of Clyde except for one guy.